Looking over a village.

Villafranca to Burgos

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June 16th 2015
Up early and ready to climb. Leaving our Pension we saw Dominick, the gentleman from France, riding by. I called out his name and he stopped to chat. We were all heading to Burgos and staying the the same hotel. We made plan to meet for dinner. Today the weather was overcast with a threat of rain. We headed out and were hiking our bikes just leaving the city. Fortunately, it was a short climb. ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Burgos

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more